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Well, this is a whole lot, so I just show a few examples - just to save me from working on this reply for the rest of the day. And here we go:
@antp: Yes, there are a couple hearses based on smaller hatchbacks and comparable cars, even though I don´t know why they are there... In my eyes, nobody needs them, but it seems like other people use different eyes. Maybe it´s just me, because I wear glasses.
For example:
Coachbuilder Orejano of Uruguay found it funny to convert a Peugeot 306:
Rosano of Argentina did a greater lot of compact hearses. Among them Toyota Corolla, Renault Mégane, Renault 19, Peugeot 306 and a Ford Focus.
Even more strange is the Opel Kadett E, coachbuilt by Planchisteria Xativa of Spain and the Ford Fiesta, done by International Limousines of Mexico. I have pictures of both, but currently out of reach.
Better known in Europe is the Opel Astra hearse, built by Bella of Poland and sold in several countries:
@CCF: Correct, the older, Fiat-based Seats were quite often converted to funeral use, but it appears like nobody did such a thing during Seat´s VW era. Probably just the Toledo would have been a suitable chassis, but I´ve never heard of such things. The latest Seat hearse I know of is the Malaga by Bergadana:
@taxiguy: Wie bitte? Ich verstehe Dich nicht. Du mußt mir schon auf Deutsch antworten.
@58_Roadmaster: I´m sure there were 1959 Dodge funeral cars, but I have to search for them and have no digital images available right now. I could imagine variations by Memphis Coach, National Mfg. Co or maybe early Abbott & Hast conversions.
I have a copy of the complete Flxible archive, so there´ll be vast amounts of pictures in stock, but I have to scan them. That´s why I just show some 1959 factory photos of Premier professional cars (including 2 rare production shots).
And now some Imperials. Most notable is the 1957 Landau by National Manufacturing Co.
And here´s another one, coachbuilt by Boonacker of the Netherlands (World premiere: 1st release of this picture on the internet. This car is almost unknown!)
@BlackIce_GTS: Sorry, I disregarded your question. Here is the hearse that carried Hirohito, but I have no idea, what it is and who built it.
Furthermore, there are many Toyota Centuries and Nissan Presidents out there and almost all Japanese hearse coachbuilders have converted at least one of them. Some examples.
1989 President (coachbuilder unknown)
President by Targa/ TRG:
A 2004 Century by Targa/ TRG:
Stretched Century by Technopolis:
And finally, a Century shrine hearse. The manufacturer is unknown, but I believe it was Yonezu Kobo.
I think that´s it for the moment.
@antp: Yes, there are a couple hearses based on smaller hatchbacks and comparable cars, even though I don´t know why they are there... In my eyes, nobody needs them, but it seems like other people use different eyes. Maybe it´s just me, because I wear glasses.
For example:
Coachbuilder Orejano of Uruguay found it funny to convert a Peugeot 306:
Rosano of Argentina did a greater lot of compact hearses. Among them Toyota Corolla, Renault Mégane, Renault 19, Peugeot 306 and a Ford Focus.
Even more strange is the Opel Kadett E, coachbuilt by Planchisteria Xativa of Spain and the Ford Fiesta, done by International Limousines of Mexico. I have pictures of both, but currently out of reach.
Better known in Europe is the Opel Astra hearse, built by Bella of Poland and sold in several countries:
@CCF: Correct, the older, Fiat-based Seats were quite often converted to funeral use, but it appears like nobody did such a thing during Seat´s VW era. Probably just the Toledo would have been a suitable chassis, but I´ve never heard of such things. The latest Seat hearse I know of is the Malaga by Bergadana:
@taxiguy: Wie bitte? Ich verstehe Dich nicht. Du mußt mir schon auf Deutsch antworten.
@58_Roadmaster: I´m sure there were 1959 Dodge funeral cars, but I have to search for them and have no digital images available right now. I could imagine variations by Memphis Coach, National Mfg. Co or maybe early Abbott & Hast conversions.
I have a copy of the complete Flxible archive, so there´ll be vast amounts of pictures in stock, but I have to scan them. That´s why I just show some 1959 factory photos of Premier professional cars (including 2 rare production shots).
And now some Imperials. Most notable is the 1957 Landau by National Manufacturing Co.
And here´s another one, coachbuilt by Boonacker of the Netherlands (World premiere: 1st release of this picture on the internet. This car is almost unknown!)
@BlackIce_GTS: Sorry, I disregarded your question. Here is the hearse that carried Hirohito, but I have no idea, what it is and who built it.
Furthermore, there are many Toyota Centuries and Nissan Presidents out there and almost all Japanese hearse coachbuilders have converted at least one of them. Some examples.
1989 President (coachbuilder unknown)
President by Targa/ TRG:
A 2004 Century by Targa/ TRG:
Stretched Century by Technopolis:
And finally, a Century shrine hearse. The manufacturer is unknown, but I believe it was Yonezu Kobo.
I think that´s it for the moment.